Golf-bag.



G. L. PIERCE.

GOLF BAG.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 1, 1912.

1 Q95 67 Patented May 5, 1914.

.Attst:

' To all whom it vim concern:

illustrate a form of seam-protector;

. l ti e i, s orten PIERCE, or BROOKLYIL New YonK.

- GOLF-BAG.

- Specification .of Letters Patent.

' Application filed April 1 1912. Serial No. 637,555.

Be .itknown. that I, Gnonon L. Primes, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyiuin the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Golf-Bags,of which the followingis a specification.

My present invention 'isan improvement in the construction of golf-bags relating more particularly to the bottom of the bag.

Depending upon the particular embodiment of the invention, it has some or all of the following features and adv'antagesz-Jt keeps theibottom of the bag off theground so that the sagging of the bottom under the weight of the clubs does not show, nor. does it interfere with the standing of the bag squarely on its bottom it keeps the bottom stitching out of contactwith the ground so that 'in dragging or trailing the bag said stitching is not -worn through. These and other features and advantages of my invention will be understood-by those skilled in the art from an understanding of the-following deseriptidn in connection with the drawings, Y

In these, Figure 1 is a-sideelevation of a golf-bag within my invention; Fig. -2 is a verticalsection on an" enlarged scale of the lower end of the bag of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 shows the longitudinal seam-side of the bag t3 an Fig. 4 shows a modified form of 'seam-prm tector.

I' will now describe the specific devices of the drawings with the preface that the expressions downwardly and" upwardly,

etc., as used in the specification and claims, refer to the bag when held in the upright or inclined positions shown in the drawings. I

' lis agolf bag whoseside portion 2 comprises a canvas upper part 2 and a leather lower-part 2". Of course, the'bag might be madeof other materials for example, might be made all of leather.

3 is the bottom piece of the bag having a downwardly extending peripheral flange 3. The lower side portion2 of. the bag extends below the bottom 3 andthence folded back on itself adjacent the flange 3 and 'said side portion and flange are there securedx together bycircumferential stitch- 5 is stufiing material within the fold of the side portion 2, best described as being a ring around the lower edge of the bag, may consist of metal, ratau, etc.

Of course, the longitudinal e ges of the side portion of the bag mustkbe secured together by a seam 6 and this longitudinal seam, for better appearance and finish of the bag, is usually: put on its under side,-'

that is to say, on theside which is' opposite the handle 7. The result is that the lower portion of this seam contacts with the ground and wears through when the bag is trailed or-dragged. To protect this por-' tion of the seam, I show two forms of guard for straddling the lower edge or the bag over the seam. In Fig. 3', 8 is a pieceof' leather folded back on itself over the seam Patented Mar i914; v I

and 4 6 and is permanently.secured in said protective positionby rivets 9. On the other hand, Fig. 4 shows a U shaped metal clip 10 adapted to he sprung intostraddling po- --sition on the lower edge of the hagv immediately over the seam 6 which is'lthen fully protected from abrasion." Figs. 1 and '2- show this clip in use.

When the ring 5 is made of iron and is fairly heavy, it gives agood balance to the bag and makes'it tend to stand up bv'low ering its center of gravity. My hag construction permits the circumferential stitches 4 to be located so high. up

as not totouch the ground either when the bag is resting squarely on its bottom or.

when it is trailed. Any sagging of the bottom 3 due to the weight of the clubs does not show from the outside.

' 1. A golf bag comprising a lower tubular V side wall of relatiyely rigid material, a bottom located withinfthe' said wall above the Further, the bag. does not become round-bottomed to inter lower edge of the same and secured'to said side wall, and a substantially rigid ring located within and inclosed by the portion of the side wall that projects below the botlo'm, said' projecting portion and ring formmg a support for maintaining the bottom above the surface on which the bag is placed.

2. A golf bag comprising a lower tubular side wall-of relatively rigid material, a relaioo ti'v ely rigid bottom locatedwithin the said theaidside wall being folded inwardly around the ring and secured thereto, formwa ll above the lower edge pf thesame and -ing a' Sflppmfr' foy-maiptainm the bottom having a downturned flange secured to said above thesm-face on whrch the ag 1s placed. 10 side wall within the same; and terminatihg testimon whereof'lefiixmysigmiture 'short'of its lower edge and a. substantially in presexice q ifwo-wimesses.. rigid ringlocated ithm the said sidewall I L; PIERCE. be 9%. theseid fianggjthe' lower margin of Witnesses: e

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